[Tex/LaTex] Couldn’t find a .sty file in the new LaTeX installation with kpsewhich

installingtexlive

I have installed the TeXLive 2012 version on /usr/local. Then I have installed the malayalam package and the malayalam.sty is in the correct place
(ie at /usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/malayalam)

But I cant use the file the termiinal gives the error message the package is not found

also kpsewhich command couldn't find the file.

Best Answer

The correct location for installing TeX related files not included in the TeX Live distribution is under

/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local

so, in your case, you should create

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/malayalam

and copy malayalam.sty in the created directory. After that you have to refresh the file name database:

sudo mktexlsr

Why not saving the file in /usr/local/texlive/2012? Because when a new release of TeX Live is issued, you would have to chase the old distribution for the files you have added in the meantime. This isn't necessary if one uses the texmf-local tree.

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